Dukling 65 year old Hong Kong junk
see search dukling online How Victoria Harbour’s red-sailed junk boat serves as iconic reminder of Hong Kong’s heritage SCMP 29th July 2020
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Kadoorie Hill + Sir Ebenezer Howard
See: Kadoorie Hill: how a historic enclave became one of Hong Kong’s most desirable residential areas SCMP 31st July 2020
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European Settlements: Docks and Shipyards in HK around 1900
Pawns shops etc in Hong Kong
Source: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2129741/how-hongkongers-have-relied-loan-clubs-pawn-shops-and SCMP 20th January 2018 search pawn shops/brokers in hong kong
» Read moreNEW Henry Charles Forde 1894 superintended cable telegraph from Singapore to Hong Kong
In his introduction to the article 1871 Singapore – Hong Kong Cable on his website, History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications, linked below, Bill Burns writes:- The China Submarine Telegraph Company was set up by John Pender in 1869 to link Hong Kong into his growing network of cable companies. Telcon manufactured the cable and used CS Agnes, Kangaroo, Belgian and Minia to lay […]
» Read moreWo Fat Hing Distillery production of 玉冰燒酒 (Juk Bing Siu Zau) or 肉醪燒 (Juk Lou Siu)
Mike T: Regarding the Wo Fat Hing Distillery I’m guessing the type of wine specifically made there was 玉冰燒酒 (Juk Bing Siu Zau) or 肉醪燒 (Juk Lou Siu), as they mention pork being placed in the wine as part of the process. Wikipedia says that it’s, “…a Cantonese rice liquor with over 100 years of history, made with steamed rice. After distillation, […]
» Read moreHenry Charles Forde 1894 superintended cable telegraph from Singapore to Hong Kong
In his introduction to the article 1871 Singapore – Hong Kong Cable on his website, History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications, linked below, Bill Burns writes:- The China Submarine Telegraph Company was set up by John Pender in 1869 to link Hong Kong into his growing network of cable companies. Telcon manufactured the cable and used CS Agnes, Kangaroo, Belgian and Minia to lay […]
» Read moreThe Hongkong Printing Press, Part 11
THE HONGKONG PRINTING PRESS, PART II Pedro Xavier: A New Generation Emerges. On the death of his father in May 1909, six months before his twenty-third birthday, Pedro Xavier became president of the Hongkong Printing Press. In the year that followed, while settling the business affairs of the firm, which employed family members and local Chinese, as well as […]
» Read moreStanley Ho
See: Happy 97th birthday Stanley Ho: 5 things to know about the casino magnate SCMP 25th November 2018 Stanley Ho, patriarch of Asia’s largest casino empire and the ‘King of Gambling’ for more than half a century, dies at 98 SCMP 26th May 2020
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